It has been found that people die at a much higher rate in hospitals than in most other environments, leading some to conclude that hospitals cause death. What is the problem with this reasoning?
This illustrates a confusion of correlation with causation. The fact that mortality rates are higher in hospitals than in other environments reflects the fact that hospital patients are more likely to be ill, not that hospitals cause death.
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Which of the following is an example of a stock variable?
a. The amount of cereal in a person's pantry b. The amount of cereal a person buys each week c. The amount of cereal a child consumes each month d. The amount of cereal produced each day e. None of these are stock variables
Walter builds birdhouses. He spends $5 on the materials for each birdhouse. He can build one in 30 minutes. He is semi-retired but earns $8 per hour at the local hardware store. He can sell a birdhouse for $20 each. An accountant would calculate the total cost for one birdhouse to be
a. $5. b. $8. c. $9. d. $13.